Mining Incidents

Plant 1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Delwyn L Mickelsen
Pocatello, Power County, ID  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1001827

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2007–2023
Latest incident
Sep 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
92
citations
10
significant & substantial
$12,536
proposed penalties
$7,892
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 1,661 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,968 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,223 2 0 899.7
2025 Q1 532 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,713 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,823 5 0 1771.2
2024 Q2 4,132 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,591 2 0 771.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2023 · 1 incident

September 11, 2023 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mickelsen Construction, Inc · Struck by falling object

The miner was picking up a log that was ~6" x 8" and ~3' length. They tripped and fell. When they were falling, they put their hands down to catch the fall. The log landed on their left hand and broke 3 fingers. The miner was walking on a slope. The walk way was dry. There was nothing obstructing their pathway. Sunny day.

2021 · 1 incident

May 7, 2021 ID · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker MACHINERY
Mickelsen Construction, Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was standing between a primary rock screen and a crusher jaw when a rock hit EE in the head rendering EE unconscious. No witness saw the incident and it is unsure if the rock came off of the primary screen or out of the jaw. When EE came to, EE began to throw up. EE was taken to the hospital for a CT scan. Conclusion of injury is a concussion.

2007 · 1 incident

December 4, 2007 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mickelsen Construction, Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cleaning opening in jaw crusher, pulling on V-belts, jaw cammed over and glove on right hand caught, pulling fingers around sheave.